Civilization: Beyond Two Worlds

Chapter 639: 639
 

Great!

The deep-sea behemoth revived and summoned all its descendants to the distant harbor. The siege of the Azure Fleet had been resolved.

After an hour of careful investigation and even sending diving bells to investigate the seabed, the fleet’s life reconnaissance ship confirmed that the sea monsters had retreated.

After receiving an affirmative answer from the Admiralty, they began to melt the ice.

With a flash of inspiration from the fleet commander, the ice fortress built by all the members of the fleet resisted the siege of the beasts. It was time to retreat.

Nisyas the Secret Keeper heaved a long sigh of relief. After she finished setting up the plan, she began to think about how to write the battle report. She realized that the fleet would build an ice layer and build a large platform on the sea. This ingenious strategy might have a broader application and prospects.

At that moment, Kant arrived.

The war had been urgent. Although Kant had fulfilled his promise and delivered supplies several times, the two of them were busy with the war and had not had a proper conversation. Now that Kant was back, Nicias brought the upper echelons of the fleet to welcome the Skyquaking Dragon. Putting aside the grudge between the dragon and the council, they owed the Skyquaking people a favor.

“You said you owe me a favor. It’s time to return it.”

Kant went straight to the point and spoke in a resolute tone.

Nicias was stunned.

She had said something similar during her short conversation with Kant. At that time, the Secret Keeper was determined to die and was unwilling to listen to the Council’s orders. She had abandoned the soldiers and escaped alone. When she faced Kant, who she had hit it off with, she had said a few words that crossed the line. Her feelings at that time were understandable. After all, she was about to die. It was fine to be a little presumptuous. As a spirited navy officer, she was not that pretentious.

In the subsequent battles, when Kant sent the magical resources over, she would also think of the legendary Skyquaker. She had heard of him before. He was very powerful and very fickle, but she had never felt anything for him until today…Kant actually understood her thoughts and even made a similar choice.

The council said that he had refused to help the Azure Fleet in order to save the remaining 10,000 people on the Broken Islands. They also denounced this as a humiliation and a vicious plot against the council. It was because he wanted to watch the Azure Fleet be destroyed and weaken the council’s power in the western sea.

Nicias felt that Kant really wanted to save those people.

Then, the situation changed. The endless and ferocious sea monsters were still attacking the ice defense line one moment, and the next moment, they turned around and left without hesitation. The soldiers went from being in a daze in disbelief to crying in joy. Not long after, the Secret Keeper received news from the Council.

A monster as large as a mountain had appeared on the Broken Islands. Its hatred was focused on Kant, and it summoned all its descendants to attack Distant Harbor.

The Admiralty’s elemental resonance message was filled with joy. They were happy to see such an outcome.

The citizens of Aurora, who had rejected the council’s kindness and humiliated the council’s dignity, ended up shooting themselves in the foot. In the end, the Azure Fleet was unscathed, but Kant had put the entire West Coast in danger. He had the chance to get the council’s help, but his arrogance and selfishness had ruined it.

Was there anything more satisfying than this?

After receiving the message, Nicias erased all the messages without saying a word. After five minutes of silence, she could not help but sigh. Kant had undoubtedly made the right choice, but the right choice often did not lead to a good outcome. That was the current situation. The world had always been a mess, and it was the same today.

But even so, there was nothing she could do. She could only secretly pray that the people of Aurora could shock the world as they always did and win this beautiful battle.

Now, Kant had appeared before her.

He wanted her to return a favor.

.. Damn it, this wasn’t what I had imagined.

At that time, Nicias was determined to die, so she became much more rampant. She even said the word ” date “, but it was just a joke when she was about to die.

After all, it was common knowledge that the creatures that drifted on the sea were all very wild. Although Nicias, the flower of the navy, had rejected many suitors with her staff and saber, she could not help but be influenced by the vulgar language.

Therefore, when she was chatting with Kant, she could not help but think,” This man seems to be quite nice.”” If he wants to go on a date with me, he might not reject me.” She teased him on impulse. His answer was very unromantic, but Nicias still said something ambiguous like,” If I survive, I’ll owe you a favor. I’ll do anything you ask me to.”

Now, Kant was here.

Nicias was certain that the man didn’t want her to do anything like ” date “,” have sex “, or ” get married “.

The hill-sized beast was charging toward the distant harbor, and Kant was now looking for her.

Nicias ‘eyes narrowed, and her friendly attitude immediately vanished. She was now the supreme commander of the entire fleet, responsible for the lives of thousands of people.

” If you want the Azure Fleet to join the battle, I have to refuse. As you can see, we can barely hold on under the siege of the beasts. With the addition of the Void Mother, we have no chance of winning.”

” There’s no doubt that the magical resources and medicine you sent over have strengthened the Azure Fleet’s endurance,” the Secret Keeper said apologetically.” Otherwise, we wouldn’t have been able to hold on until now. You saved us, so we should repay you. But if the reason for saving us is just to delay our death by a few hours, that doesn’t make sense.”

Kant looked at the fleet commander.

Her blue curly hair was tied behind her head, and her rare red eyes were like gems. She wore a navy robe of the council, which was dark blue and white. She had an awe-inspiring aura. The spellcaster gave her a mysterious and elegant temperament, and the admiral gave her a powerful aura of commanding thousands of sails in the raging waves. This unforgettable military temperament even covered her beautiful appearance as a woman. Obviously, she was also an amazing woman.

“You’re right. This doesn’t make sense.”

” Don’t worry,” Kant said in a deep voice.” I won’t force you. That’s not what I’m asking you to do.”

As he spoke, the Fire Stealer raised his right hand.

The misty crystal floated in his palm like a dream.

” I need all the magic power of the Azure Fleet, from the magic reserves of the spellcasters to the elemental energy of the magic core. Please inject them into this crystal.”

Nicias was surprised. Even with her vast knowledge, she didn’t know what it was.

The careful probing of his spiritual power was immediately repelled.

“What is this?” she asked.

Kant shook his head.” It’s troublesome to explain. It’s not something you need to know.”

” Mana of an entire fleet?” Nicias frowned.

Kant nodded.” That’s right. It’s not a small amount. Just fill it up.”

The Secret Keeper thought for a moment.” Magic power is the source of the Azure Fleet’s battle. If the entire fleet’s magic power is exhausted, it will be very dangerous for this fleet.”

Kant answered,” The supplies for your recovery will be here soon. Besides, without magic, you still have sails. You’ll be safe as long as you sail away from the shattered sea.”

” What if those monsters come back?” One of the captains asked.

” No,” Kant said calmly.” Its target is me and Distant Harbor. I’ve said it before. After the infusion, you should set sail and leave immediately. There won’t be any danger.”

” We don’t have to leave, Your Highness Kant,” the captain said.” The Azure Fleet will sail freely in the areas that the council deem necessary. Our mission is not over yet.”

The Fire Stealer glanced at him. His expression was neither happy nor angry.” I don’t recommend you to continue forward, soldier. Even if your idiot councilman wants you to go forward to observe and investigate, don’t do so.”

“Why?” The other party looked straight at him.

“Because from now on, from the Broken Islands to the Far Port, tens of thousands of square kilometers of sea area will be the battle area between me and it. If you get too close, you will be affected.”

“That’s all I have to say. Don’t say that I didn’t warn you.”

” Let’s begin.” Kant raised the misty crystal in his hand.

“.. Secret Keeper.” The captain said to Nicias,” If we use up all the magic energy reserves of the Spell Casters and even the entire fleet now, not only will it be dangerous, but it will also affect the next mission…”

“I’ve already said my good words.” Kant said coldly,” Don’t dawdle. I’m in a hurry.”

“We haven’t agreed yet!”The man said angrily.

Kant’s gaze turned cold.” If you don’t agree, I’ll have no choice but to use this fleet to force you to submit. If you’re worried that you won’t be able to fight back when the sea monsters attack again after exhausting your magic power and will only be devoured, I’ll use a forbidden spell to send you to the sea to feed the fish. That’ll be the end of it.”

The fleet officers on the opposite side were shocked.

“You!”The captain was furious.

“What’s wrong, idiot?”

Kant said coldly,” You’d better understand the situation. The situation now is that a big guy is charging toward the distant port. The entire West Coast is under direct threat. What it wants is to cut off global sea trade. It’s only because the first target is me that your councilmen are all f * cking standing by and watching.”

” And to fight it, I need your magic power. So in this situation, do you think I will kneel down and beg you, or use a Forbidden Spell to make you kneel down and promise me?”

” This…” The other party’s expression turned even worse.” This…This is war!”

” No, this isn’t a war. Idiot, let me show you what a war is.”

Kant said darkly,” The war happened when that monster rampaged through the distant harbor while you stood by and watched. Goethe had to pay a huge price to win. That was the reason for the war. Let me tell you what war is.”

” The war was because of this casualty. I was too ashamed to stay in Goethe. Then, in a fit of anger, I joined the Sunset Moon Dynasty and married the Phoenix King. Then, I pushed for the war against the Arcane Magic Council with all my might. Then, the Forbidden Spell paved the way. The unparalleled army of the elves was fully armed with my alchemy skills. They marched into your country and razed the council to the ground within a month. That’s what a f * cking war is!”

He stared at the other party and said in a gloomy tone,” If you fart again, I’ll kill you immediately. We’ll start the war now. I guarantee that your name will appear in the history books.”

” Alright,” Nicias said decisively.” All ships, adjust the energy supply mode of the magic core and prepare for the magic infusion.”

” Thank you.” Kant nodded at her expressionlessly.

The Frost Fortress that had yet to completely melt was covered in a dazzling mist.

The magic cores of the various magic warships, the platform circuits of the temporary spell formation, and the mana infusion of the Spell Caster army were guided precisely and grandly towards the fog crystal.

Kant stood under the misty crystal and raised his hand to guide the energy torrent.

” It’s beautiful.” Nicias walked to his side and looked at the mist.” It’s like the reflection of light in the sea…”

Mirage?

” You know about this too?” Kant turned around.

Nicias was a little surprised.” The Shadow Projection technology produced by the Council evolved from it. At least ten light elemental research centers are trying to use this principle to preserve an eternal image of what happened over a period of time. There are at least twenty other research centers trying to use this phenomenon to monitor areas thousands of miles away. Unfortunately, they are still in the laboratory stage.”

She paused for a moment.” Although His Highness Kant’s alchemy is unrivaled in the world, there’s no need to underestimate the Council. We’re still aware of the phenomenon of light element refraction.”

Kant lifted his head to feel the misty crystals. He still needed some time. He had nothing better to do anyway.

He took out his phone from his pocket, turned on the camera mode, and took a picture of the surroundings. Then, he aimed it at Nicias and took a ten-second-long picture, showing it to the commander.

The Secret Keeper saw the calm surface of the sea and the floating corpses of sea monsters. The sky was blue and the sun was warm. Magical torrents that seemed to be tangible intersected above the fleet and merged into the ethereal fog in the sky.

In the end, she saw herself. Her blue curly hair fluttered gently, looking like a painting under the blue sea and sky.

She was surprised at first, and then her face flushed-not shy, but angry.

She had never been so embarrassed in her life.

” That’s why I don’t understand why the council wants to make me their enemy,” Kant said calmly as he kept his phone.

It sounded like ” Don’t you know that you’re trash?”

How am I supposed to answer this!

Nicias roared in her heart. She even had some doubts about Kant at that moment. How did such a man win the favor of Princess Tina and even the Elven Empress? He shouldn’t be able to get a wife! It was one thing for Tina, Princess Goethe, who almost destroyed the country, but how did the Phoenix King fall for him?

” I’m sorry about what happened today,” Kant said.

“N-nothing.”

Your fist is bigger, so you have the final say.

“I don’t want this to happen.” Kant continued,” That’s not what I want to see. What I want to see is for all the countries to unite in a epic fashion in the face of a crisis that involves the safety of the entire world. They will fight together and face the enemy together, instead of having their own thoughts and watching from the sidelines, allowing honest people to suffer such a huge loss.”

.. Wait, this honest man isn’t talking about yourself, is he? No way!

Using forbidden spells to threaten and extort mana, and threatening war at every turn, what kind of honest person are you?

Nicias didn’t say anything. She was a little autistic.

Before today, she had never thought that the Skyquaking Dragon was such a complicated person.

” The councilors of the Starry Sky Council, including the Speaker, are all brainless.” Kant turned around and said,” Could one of them be your father?”

” My father is just an ordinary Intermediate Magician,” Nicias said angrily.

“That’s true.” Kant nodded and said,” A purebred iron brain can’t raise such a reasonable daughter.”

Kant’s figure was reflected in the commander’s red eyes.

“Wait a moment…” She asked curiously,” I keep feeling…Are you nervous?”

“What?” Kant tilted his head.

” Because you’ve been looking for something to talk about. Talking is a subconscious action to relieve tension. Your words and actions now, your threatening behavior just now, and even your state when you first talked to me are all different.”

“What are you nervous about?”Nicias asked seriously. Are you going to do something you’re not confident in?”

Kant retracted his gaze.

He was silent for a moment, then smiled.

“You still haven’t told me what this thing is and what you want to do with it.”

” I can’t tell you. Firstly, it’s too troublesome. Secondly, you’ll tell the council.”

” Are you afraid that they will know your secret?”

“I’m afraid they’ll pee their pants.”

Nicias did not take it to heart. She looked curiously at the misty crystal in the sky. What do you plan to do?”

” Find it,” Kant replied.” Stop it and kill it.”

“You’re going to fight it in the open sea?” the commander asked in surprise.

“Yes.”

“This… Are you confident? “I’ve already done some deductions. If I were to command, I would evacuate all the civilians in the distant port and gather the Spell Caster army and a large number of Magic Devices…”

“I know. This is a wise tactic.” Kant smiled.” But I want to destroy it in the sea. I want the people of Distant Harbor to not have to leave their homes and see its ferocious appearance.”

“Why?”Nicias asked in confusion.

” Do I need a reason?” Kant asked softly as he gazed at the fog that was spreading in the sky.

At this moment, the ship under his feet shook a few times and tilted slightly.

After that, none of them spoke again.

As mana converged, a massive amount of energy surged into the misty crystal, wiping out almost all of the mana reserves of the main fleet. The mysterious crystal that remained stable after swallowing such a huge amount of energy floated in the air, fluctuating with disturbing energy fluctuations.

Kant lifted the misty crystal and exhaled slowly.

” Thank you, everyone.” He turned to the Secret Keeper and the soldiers of the Azure Fleet.” Thank you, everyone. Although you are unwilling, I still thank you.”

” Thank you.” The Fire Stealer nodded at the beautiful commander.” We’ll meet again if we’re fated.”

The Realm Gate swung open, and Kant vanished from this world.

“Who is it?” someone asked in a low voice.

Only Nicias stared at the spot where Kant had disappeared. Her heart was racing. There was no doubt that the Skyquaking Dragon was a fool. It kept doing stupid things and making stupid choices. This time, it would definitely be the same.

“The war is going smoothly…” she said silently.

What a fool.

White Fog World, the outer seas of Zhuerban.

Kant carried the Mist Crystal and placed the Knight Astolford on the bridge.

“Are you ready?”

“I’m ready, Father.”

” Next is the real challenge.” Kant caressed the panel on the bridge.” We need a medium that’s not slow but stable. We also need a large capacity…We can only let her come.”

” Don’t worry, Father. It’ll be fine.”

“Without her, we’ll go to Orlando,”Horus consoled.

Kant laughed and shook his head. I hope it goes well.”

His gaze gradually sharpened.

“How is it over there?”

” According to the time, we should have arrived near the target area.”

“Alright… Then let’s begin.”

He injected his mental power into the fog crystal, guiding the magic power to change, and a huge amount of energy spread out.

The Esper Ability that the God of the Star Palace had stolen from him with the power of the Fire Stealer began to twist and extend according to Kant’s will. Slowly, it covered the Knight Astolford.

Then, the phase gate opened.

Earth.

Eastern Pacific Ocean.

The spatial beacon that had sunk into the sea opened a black door, and the huge warship jumped out.

The mist crystal transformed and split the sea water, forming a huge body that looked like a mountain mist. The scroll controlled the clouds, and its thousand-meter-long tentacles were thrown into the sky, roaring wildly!

“1,200 kilometers.”

” Slow down,” Kant said coldly as he looked at the map.

The Pacific Ocean was uncovered, and he was almost there.

An hour later.

In the white house.

“Mr. President! You must take a look at this!”

This room was called the US Military Intelligence Warfare Room. When the blond commander was invited into this room, he was still clutching his phone tightly. He had just finished writing a Weibo message.

“Oh, what exactly is it…”

Then, the commander saw the real-time image displayed on the screen.

“what-the..”

” It’s not a movie, it’s not a synthetic clip. The intelligence director has personally confirmed that the reconnaissance plane is heading to the target area.”

All the members of the National Security Council were present, and the Secretary of Defense personally explained,” This is a creature that transcends common sense. Its body is about three kilometers long. There is no more information. We are gathering biologists and other relevant experts, but the most important thing is that it is heading straight for our country. According to its current trajectory and speed, it will arrive in California in two days at the latest…”

“Near Los Angeles,” he said after a pause.

” Mr. President, I don’t think it’s going to watch a football game. Even if we don’t consider any substantial damage, if such a monster that transcends common sense is witnessed by the public, it will cause huge waves-panic, riots, stock prices plunging, and civil unrest. Besides, I don’t think it’s a kind creature.”

“Please prepare for the worst.” The Defense Minister looked at the commander sitting in the middle of the conference table.

The chief commander did not reply. He just stared blankly at the screen.

“It’s.. Ii’s..”

Slowly, his eyes widened.

He looked at the huge beast roaring at the sky on the screen. His lips trembled, his body trembled, and his brain trembled.

He clenched his fists and tried to control his emotions and expressions, but it was too difficult for him. Shock, confusion, uneasiness, anger, and other emotions were just instinctive reactions. When reason joined in, the commander gradually understood everything.

His body stiffened and he clenched his fists. Pure emotions accumulated in his old body.

In the end, this emotion gushed out.

“–wonderful!”

He pounded the table hard, his face flushed red, and he roared,”Excellent! damn-good!”

The commander laughed maniacally.

He waved his arms in ecstasy.

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P1: 6,000 words.